# Pull down the space heaters and yank out the parkas! (Florida's winter has arrived) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 24, 2006, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pull-down-the-space-heaters-and-yank-out-the-parkas-floridas-winter-has-arrived/377656 "2006-10-24T00:58:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bambi\_Hassenpfeffer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Bambi\_Hassenpfeffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bambi_Hassenpfeffer)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2006, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pull-down-the-space-heaters-and-yank-out-the-parkas-floridas-winter-has-arrived/377656/1 "2006-10-24T00:58:45Z")
My fellow Floridians, I believe our winter is officially underway. It’s going down to 54 tonight and it’s not supposed to break 70 tomorrow where I am. 🙂🙂 🙂 I’m happy, cause just yesterday it was unpleasantly warm (87! and humid! and I was bitching!). More open-window no-A/C weather on the way! This is my favorite time of the year. Do any of my peninsular brethren agree? ---
**Author:** ![Wheeljack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/838e76/32.png) [@Wheeljack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheeljack)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2006, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pull-down-the-space-heaters-and-yank-out-the-parkas-floridas-winter-has-arrived/377656/2 "2006-10-24T01:06:03Z")
I’m freezing my nitzes off! It must be like 60 in here! ---
**Author:** ![ladyfoxfyre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ad7895/32.png) [@ladyfoxfyre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ladyfoxfyre)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2006, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pull-down-the-space-heaters-and-yank-out-the-parkas-floridas-winter-has-arrived/377656/3 "2006-10-24T01:15:34Z")
Ha, well I won’t be back until November, and I am currently surviving 25-35 degree weather here in Kansas City. Brrr! I hope Lake Okeechobee doesn’t freeze before I get there! -foxy ---
**Author:** ![vix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a88e4f/32.png) [@vix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vix)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2006, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pull-down-the-space-heaters-and-yank-out-the-parkas-floridas-winter-has-arrived/377656/4 "2006-10-24T01:28:13Z")
Holy crap, it’s only going to be 72 here tomorrow. The Palm Beachers will be busting out their furs. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2006, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pull-down-the-space-heaters-and-yank-out-the-parkas-floridas-winter-has-arrived/377656/5 "2006-10-24T02:25:13Z")
[QUOTE=Bambi Hassenpfeffer] This is my favorite time of the year. Do any of my peninsular brethren agree? [/QUOTE] God yes. I just turned off the A/C and opened my sliding glass doors to my patio. Beautiful. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2006, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pull-down-the-space-heaters-and-yank-out-the-parkas-floridas-winter-has-arrived/377656/6 "2006-10-24T05:48:33Z")
Woohoo! I love it! This is the type of weather that always makes the pets run around like nutters and I don’t blame them because it makes me want to move around, too. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2006, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pull-down-the-space-heaters-and-yank-out-the-parkas-floridas-winter-has-arrived/377656/7 "2006-10-24T05:53:10Z")
Oh you can all just go to hell. ---
**Author:** ![Sharky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@Sharky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sharky)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2006, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pull-down-the-space-heaters-and-yank-out-the-parkas-floridas-winter-has-arrived/377656/8 "2006-10-24T05:56:59Z")
Neener, neener, and, neener. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2006, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pull-down-the-space-heaters-and-yank-out-the-parkas-floridas-winter-has-arrived/377656/9 "2006-10-24T06:25:53Z")
No! I was anxiously awaiting the arrival of the cold. It arrived while I had my morning cigarette. I scurried back inside. I anxiously await the return of heat. ---
**Author:** ![Caprese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9a28c/32.png) [@Caprese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caprese)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2006, 9:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pull-down-the-space-heaters-and-yank-out-the-parkas-floridas-winter-has-arrived/377656/10 "2006-10-24T09:35:19Z")
It’s 40 degrees up here right now in the Panhandle. :eek: I think I’ll do some baking today. ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2006, 9:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pull-down-the-space-heaters-and-yank-out-the-parkas-floridas-winter-has-arrived/377656/11 "2006-10-24T09:55:10Z")
[QUOTE=Caprese] It’s 40 degrees up here right now in the Panhandle. :eek: I think I’ll do some baking today. [/QUOTE] Chocolate chip cookies, please. They’ll go well with the hot chocolate I’ve been needing lately to keep the shivers away. Lucky bastards in sunshine land. Grrr. Well, brrr, anyway. ---
**Author:** ![scareyfaerie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scareyfaerie/32/3135_2.png) [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2006, 9:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pull-down-the-space-heaters-and-yank-out-the-parkas-floridas-winter-has-arrived/377656/12 "2006-10-24T09:57:51Z")
Bah! It was a paltry 9 degrees in Wolves this morning when I left for work. You’re just trying to make me jealous. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2006, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pull-down-the-space-heaters-and-yank-out-the-parkas-floridas-winter-has-arrived/377656/13 "2006-10-24T11:55:52Z")
Me, I’m having a nice bowl of soup for lunch to celebrate. [QUOTE=ScareyFaerie] Bah! It was a paltry 9 degrees in Wolves this morning when I left for work. You’re just trying to make me jealous. [/QUOTE] Don’t forget that the exchange rate is almost two to one in your favour, though. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2006, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pull-down-the-space-heaters-and-yank-out-the-parkas-floridas-winter-has-arrived/377656/14 "2006-10-24T12:00:14Z")
I’d forgotten the “cold” was coming. So when I stepped out to the gym in my shorts and t-shirt, I was most pleasantly surprised by the 53 degree air that met me. A high of 74 today. It’s like recovering from a long illness. Or a much needed vacation after a long, hard task. If only we could get some overcast. It would be PERFECT. Only a week until summer starts again. ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2006, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pull-down-the-space-heaters-and-yank-out-the-parkas-floridas-winter-has-arrived/377656/15 "2006-10-24T12:10:35Z")
It was 40 here in south Jawja this morning. I pulled some homemade beef stew out of the freezer for supper tonight. Yay! Beef stew weather! ---
**Author:** ![scareyfaerie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scareyfaerie/32/3135_2.png) [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2006, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pull-down-the-space-heaters-and-yank-out-the-parkas-floridas-winter-has-arrived/377656/16 "2006-10-24T13:38:59Z")
[QUOTE=ShibbOleth] Don’t forget that the exchange rate is almost two to one in your favour, though. [/QUOTE] That is probably the only thing going in my favour today. Bah! It’s turning into one of those days I just wish I’d stayed in bed… ---
**Author:** ![DeVena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@DeVena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeVena)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2006, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pull-down-the-space-heaters-and-yank-out-the-parkas-floridas-winter-has-arrived/377656/17 "2006-10-24T13:48:38Z")
It’s 40° in Montgomery this morning. My secretary is bundled up in a parka while I’m wearing a short sleeve dress and loving every second of my walk from car to office. My persian cat, who would sleep in our refrigerator in summer if we let her, was all poofy this morning and wanted to go outside! Dang I love this weather! ---
**Author:** ![TroubleAgain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e480ec/32.png) [@TroubleAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroubleAgain)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2006, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pull-down-the-space-heaters-and-yank-out-the-parkas-floridas-winter-has-arrived/377656/18 "2006-10-24T14:59:02Z")
What a B-E-A-UTIFUL day! I love it! ---
**Author:** ![Auntbeast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Auntbeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Auntbeast)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2006, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pull-down-the-space-heaters-and-yank-out-the-parkas-floridas-winter-has-arrived/377656/19 "2006-10-24T15:05:46Z")
YAY, and my overly judgmental babysitter gave me crap for not having a coat for my daughter, who is inside all day. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2006, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pull-down-the-space-heaters-and-yank-out-the-parkas-floridas-winter-has-arrived/377656/20 "2006-10-24T16:59:46Z")
Ivylad loves this type of weather, and opened up all the windows last night for sleeping. I’m wearing a sweater and my closed-toe shoes today. Brrrr!!! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pull-down-the-space-heaters-and-yank-out-the-parkas-floridas-winter-has-arrived/377656.md?page=2)